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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2006
Albrecht Maurer, Seligenstadt, DE;
Michael Strauss, Mömbris, DE;
Walter DE Odorico, Kelkheim, DE;
Wolfgang Haase, Sailauf, DE;
Roman Koch, Blankenbach, DE;
Albrecht Maurer, Seligenstadt, DE;
Michael Strauss, Mömbris, DE;
Walter De Odorico, Kelkheim, DE;
Wolfgang Haase, Sailauf, DE;
Roman Koch, Blankenbach, DE;
GE Inspection Technologies, GmbH, Hurth, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ultrasound probe arrangement () for coupling ultrasonic signals toward a component (), which is to be inspected, by using the water open jet method, with a probe (), which is placed inside a jet nozzle () and having a multitude of ultrasonic transmitting and/or receiving elements () and at least one liquid inlet () as well as at least one liquid outlet (). In order to improve the flow of water inside the jet nozzle, the invention provides that: one or more preliminary or filter chambers (FK, FK, FK) are situated upstream from a flow space (); each preliminary or filter chamber (FK, FK, FK) comprises a dividing wall (TW, TW, TW) having flow channels (SK, SK, SK) running perpendicular to the direction of flow; the number of flow channels (SK, SK, SK) in each dividing wall (TW, TW, TW) increases in the direction of flow, and; the diameter of the flow channels (SK, SK, SK) in each dividing wall (TW, TW, TW) decreases in the direction of flow.